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HANSARD Veterinary Medicines: Northern IrelandWill the Minister give way?03 Dec 2025HANSARD Veterinary Medicines: Northern IrelandThe Minister just talked about what to do if I need to continue to raise my concerns. We need the message to go back very clearly that there has been a veterinary medicines…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Veterinary Medicines: Northern IrelandForgive us for not looking at this through the rose-tinted glasses that the Minister has presented today. I feel that what we have heard is another Minister with their head in the…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDespite all the “lines to take” that the Labour Whips have handed their MPs in an attempt to sell the Budget as something positive, the reality is very different. The content of…02 Dec 2025HANSARDHomelessness: FundingI commend the hon. Member for bringing this subject forward for debate. Across the UK, a disproportionate number of homeless people are former military personnel. Does he agree…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI thank the hon. Member for his point. The poorest will become poorer while workers are asked to pay more to support people who come here from overseas and go straight on to…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformWe are supposed to have a legal system we are proud of, and the purpose of jury service is to ensure a fair and impartial justice system. Although there are dire backlogs in Crown…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Pandemics: Support for People with AutismThe hon. Member is speaking so eloquently about his constituent Ivan. Does he agree that children with autism were failed by school closures during lockdown? That was particularly…02 Dec 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for North Down (Alex Easton) for securing this debate and speaking so eloquently on the issue,…26 Nov 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashI will mention that later in my speech, but it is absolutely outrageous that families who had been seeking answers learned of it from the BBC and not from our Government. It is…26 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30We all believe in keeping our planet sustainable and being good custodians of our environment. What most people do not agree with, however, is the madness of net zero, with its…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Suicide: Reducing the StigmaMy hon. Friend will know that in Northern Ireland there are somewhere in the region of 200 suicides per year, which is deeply troubling and terrible for each family walking that…19 Nov 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisWill the hon. Lady give way?19 Nov 2025HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillDoes the Minister accept that despite his opening remarks and his words about Northern Ireland, the reality and the understanding of people in Northern Ireland is very different,…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillAbsolutely. That was a point well made. This Bill speaks of inquests, and we firmly believe that every family deserves a full and fair investigation, but Loughgall—really? Not…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillAt the outset, let me restate unequivocally that we DUP Members will always stand with the innocent victims and survivors of terrorism in Northern Ireland. We will stand with the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTechnology-assisted Child Sexual AbuseYesterday, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland reported that the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s cyber-crimes team lacked the capacity and capability to manage the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipLast week, we learned that the BBC upheld a complaint about presenter Martine Croxall. It is alleged that she changed—correctly —the wording of “pregnant people” to “women”.…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesToday, our nation paused together in quiet reflection. In doing so, we remembered those who stood firm in the face of fear, served with courage, and made the ultimate sacrifice so…11 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsThe Minister will know that I am unashamedly pro-life. While I strongly welcome the Government’s commitment to ending violence against women and girls, surely that must mean…05 Nov 2025